How did the first stars and galaxies form? /
Though astrophysicists have developed a theoretical framework for understanding how the first stars and galaxies formed, only now are we able to begin testing those theories with actual observations of the very distant, early universe. We are entering a new and exciting era of discovery that will ad...
| Основен автор: | Loeb, Abraham. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2010.
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| Серия: |
Princeton frontiers in physics.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=336304 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
How did the first stars and galaxies form? |
| Резюме: |
Though astrophysicists have developed a theoretical framework for understanding how the first stars and galaxies formed, only now are we able to begin testing those theories with actual observations of the very distant, early universe. We are entering a new and exciting era of discovery that will advance the frontiers of knowledge, and this book couldn't be more timely. It covers all the basic concepts in cosmology, drawing on insights from an astronomer who has pioneered much of this research over the past two decades. Abraham Loeb starts from first principles, tracing the theoretical foundat. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 193 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781400834068 1400834066 |